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Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 87230

This laboratory test checks a sample for the presence of a toxin, such as the toxin produced by Clostridioides difficile bacteria, by exposing living cells in a culture to the sample and observing the effect. It is one way to confirm certain toxin-producing infections.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Toxin Detection Test Using Cell Culture cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 to $44.67.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $23Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $23 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $19professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Hawaii $35.48 · 1st of 51
HI $35.48DC $14.79

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.